Follies & Dance Party
8:30pm – 10:30"ish"pm
Place du Canada
(Doors open at 8:30pm, but we expect the Follies "show" to begin around 9:00pm.)

The Follies is a core feature of ACBS conferences. Basically it’s a cabaret show, filled with funny songs, sketches, stand-up comedy routines, humorous PowerPoint presentations, pre-made videos, etc. And all of this funny and talented content is created by YOU: the conference delegates!

There will be a cash bar to facilitate you getting in touch with your values as a performer (yeah, right…), after the Follies there will be dancing.

There are very few rules regarding the content – Firstly it has to be short (around 3 minutes is perfect. Longer, and the shepherd’s crook will be sweeping you off the stage!) Secondly, any aspect of ACT, Mindfulness, Behaviorism, therapy, RFT, CBS or any of the people you know in the ACT/CBS Community is fair game to be (gently and kindly) mocked.

The Follies actually comes from an important tradition: in the past ‘The Truth’ was what an authority deemed to be true. Then science came along and people started to look to their direct observations to determine what was true. But of course, human beings being as we are and loving to categorise things in hierarchies, began to automatically create hierarchies of people who could directly observe what was true and hence we have scientific authorities. The purpose of the Follies is to ensure that no idea, and no person in this community who has an idea, is immune to question, playfulness, challenge.

So delegates: get your creative powers focused, anything you have seen in the CBS world that deserves to be made fun of is fair game. Produce your sketches, songs, PowerPoints, stand ups and either email sonjavbatten@gmail.com or daniel.moran@comcast.net to ensure they have your name down for a place in the Follies or during the conference (Hurry and find D.J. or Sonja on Thursday or Friday... slots fill fast).

This event is open to conference attendees and spouses/partners (even though they may not understand all of the psychology humor!); while children are welcome to attend, please be aware that the event can get a bit bawdy at times.

The fun doesn't stop when the Follies end!

Immediately following the Follies we invite you to join us for a dance in Av. Duluth with “DJ CFunc”, a.k.a. Eric Morris. See you on the dance floor until 1:00am!

Networking Social
July 26, 2018 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

1909 Taverne Moderne
1280, Avenue Des Canadiens-DE-
MONTRÉAL, MONTRÉAL (QUÉBEC)
H3B 5G0

Join us at 1909 Taverne Moderne for a night of networking and fun on Thursday evening! 1909 Taverne Moderne is only a ten-minute walk from the conference hotel, the Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth.

This event is complimentary for ACBS World Conference registrants. Entry to this event includes 1 glass of wine (or beer or soft drink) and appetizers. The complimentary beverages are ticketed; you will receive one upon arrival at 1909 Taverne Moderne. Additional beverages are available for purchase. Your Conference Badge or Pre-Paid ticket (see below) required for entry.

Please note that ACBS name badges are required for entry, those without name badges will not be permitted to enter the event. Guest tickets may be purchased ahead of time on the ACBS website here.

ACBS volunteers will help guide groups from the hotel lobby, departing at 6:20pm and 6:45pm.

Walking directions:
• Leaving from the front door entrance of the hotel go to your left on René-Lévesque Boulevard (for 5 blocks)
• Turn to your left on De la Montagne Street
• Turn to your left on Avenue des Canadiens and head up the stairs (on your right) towards the Terrasse of 1909 Taverne Moderne
• The private section for the group is 2 levels down the escalators